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(No'ModeL) 1:". 0. FARWELL. COMBINED ANVIL AND VISE.

Patented Jan. 15, 1895.

PATENT OFFICE.

FAY O. FARWELL, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THE ADAMSCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED ANVlL AND VISEV SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 532,654, dated January 15, 1895.

Application filed April 5,1894. $en'al a. 506.514. (No model.)

To wl "i/vhom it may concern.-

Be ,it known that I, FAY O. FARWELL, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and, county of Dubuque and State .of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Anvil andVise; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled inthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to so combine an anvil and vise, that thescope or grasp of the jaws of the vise will be largely increased.

Another object is to arrange the jaws of the vise and the face of theanvil, in such a manner, that tubes and spherical bodies may beconveniently and firmly held between the clasp of the jaws and the faceof the anvil.

A further object is to provide means, whereby a drilling attachment maybe held and used upon the anvil between the jaws of the vise.

To accomplish these and other minor objects, both jaws of the vise aremade removable and one adjustable and the under side of the anvil faceis provided with means for holding the adjustable jaw in any desiredposition, while the other jaw is made to approach to and recede from thejaw, when fixed, by means of a screw thread.

In explaining the details of my invention, reference will be had to'theaccompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which similar lettersof reference denote similar parts in all of the figures.

Figurel, is a side elevation of the anvil and vise. Fig. 2, is aperspective of my device, showing the rear jaw moved back one notch andgrasping a pipe between the three jaws formed by the end of the face ofthe anvil and the two jaws of the vise. Fig. 3'shows a perspective of mydevice, with drilling attachment in place, and Fig. 4, is a sectionthrough the line X-X of Fig. 1.

A,'is the body of the anvil, having the usual horn on. Upon the upperpart of the body A, is secured the face plate I), preferably castintegral with the body A, and somewhat wider than the body. Upon theunder side of the face plate I), which extends on both sides of thebody, are formed notches F, F, which extend downward and forward, theobject of which will presently appear.

The rear jaw C, is recessed out on its under side and fitted to looselyclamp the face I), of the anvil, as shown in Fig. 4. Along the loweredge of the jaw C, at d, d, are cut the notches F, F, corresponding tothe notches F, F, in the under side of the face plate I), of the anviland into which notches F, F, the notches F, F, mesh and prevent the jawsfrom being moved upon the face plate b, in the direction of the horn a.

Within the upper part of the jaw C, is set a spring e, which pressesdown on the face of the anvil and upward against the inner and upperpart of the jaw C, and keeps the notches F, F, in engagement with thenotches F, F, and hold the jaw C, firmly.

The jaw K, is of the usual pattern and caused to approach to and recedefrom the jaw C, by the usual screw M, engaging with the nut L, andoperated by the handle 11. Covering the screw M, and attached to the jawK, is a semi-circular stay B, which fits into the recess N, in the bodyA. By this mode of construction, the jaw K, is caused to approach to andrecede from the jaw C, in an even and steady manner, without wabbling.

When used for holding a drilling attachment, a second jaw E, is attachedto the face plate I), of the anvil in substantially the same manner asthe jaw C, is attached and an extra arm D,'is secured to the jaw K.

The manner of operating my device is as follows: The jaw C, is moved onthe face plate I), by pressing upon the top of the jaw C, and thusdisengaging the notches F, F, from the notches F, F, and then sliding itto the desired position as shown in dotted lines Fig. 1. When thepressure is removed the spring e, causes the notches on the under sideof the plate I), to engage with the notches on the jaw and thus holdthejaw secure. By this mode of construction, the scope or grasp of thejaws of the vise are more than doubled or largely increased over that ofany other mode of construction. The jaw K, is then caused to advancetoward the jaw C, in the usual manner, by turning the handle H, and

thus causing the screw M, to engage with the nut L, till the work isfirmly clamped between the jaws.

If it be desired to hold a tube or spherical body, the jaw O, is moved ashort distance back from the edge of the face plate Z), and the tubeplaced between the jaws, in such a manner, that the end of the plate andthe two jaws will attack the tube at three different points, as shown inFig. 2, and thus hold the work secure.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a combined anvil and vise the body A and plate b, integraltherewith, said plate projeoting upon either side of the body A andhaving notches F, F upon the under side of the projection of the plateI), the jaw 0, having notches F, F with spring e, in combination withthe jaw K, stay B, screw M and handle H, the two jaws being cutaway orcurved inwardly on their inner sides so as to adapt them to grasp a pipeand hold it against the corner or edge of the anvil, all arranged tooperate as described and shown.

2. In a combined anvil and vise, the body A, having a face plate securedthereto which is wider than the body and provided with notches F, and asharp inner edge or corner, combined with the jaw C which is adjustableby means of the notches on the body, and the jaw K, both jaws beingrecessed on their innor sides and provided with sharp edges or corners,wherebya pipe or round object may be clamped against the edge of thebody, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FAY O. FARWELL.

\Vitnesses:

MONROE M. CADY, HERBERT ADAMS.

